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Rosie alternative for owner-run service businesses
Rosie fits businesses that want an answering service with its own phone app, in English and Spanish, priced by minutes: $49 a month for 250 minutes, $149 for 1,000, $299 for 2,000.
Odile fits owner-run service businesses that miss calls on the job and want one flat monthly price: $199 a month with 400 answered calls included, answered in 32 languages, free until it books your first job.
Side by side
| What you need | Rosie | Odile After Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | Minutes. Professional $49 a month for 250 minutes, Scale $149 for 1,000, Growth $299 for 2,000. Two months free billed annually. | $199 a month with 400 answered calls included, no per-minute charge and no cap tied to call length; robocalls the line recognises do not count. Solo is $29 a month for up to 40 calls. |
| Booking | Sends booking links by text on Professional; books on your calendar from Scale up. | Books into Google Calendar, Square Appointments, Acuity Scheduling or a built-in calendar, included. |
| Transfers | Warm and live transfers from Scale up; Growth tries several numbers until someone answers. | It can pass a call to a number you name, or ring your phones first so whoever presses 1 takes it (both set up by us on request). |
| Languages | English and Spanish on every call. | 32 languages, and it switches when the caller does (tested 18 October 2026). |
| After the call | Call summaries, transcripts and recordings, with email and text notifications; iOS and Android apps. | The caller’s name, number and need texted to you as the call ends; emergencies marked URGENT. |
| How to start | A 7-day free trial. | Free until it books your first job; if it books nothing in 30 days, you pay nothing. Cancel any time. |
What a month costs when calls run long
| Calls a month, 3 minutes each | Rosie | Odile |
|---|---|---|
| 40 (120 minutes) | $49 on Professional, which covers 250 minutes | $29 on Solo, which covers up to 40 calls |
| 100 (300 minutes) | $149 on Scale, which covers 1,000 minutes | $199 on After Hours, which covers 400 |
| 400 (1,200 minutes) | $299 on Growth, which covers 2,000 minutes | $199 on After Hours, which covers 400 |
Our arithmetic from each company’s published prices, billed monthly, before taxes, taking the cheapest Rosie plan whose included minutes cover the calls.
Which one to pick
Pick Rosie if English and Spanish are enough and you want its iOS and Android apps: $49 a month covers 250 minutes.
Pick Odile After Hours if you run a service business and want missed calls answered in any of 32 languages, jobs booked and a text for every call at one flat price: $199 a month covers 400 answered calls, free until it books your first job. If you get up to 40 calls a month, Solo is $29.
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Sources: heyrosie.com/pricing, read 31 October 2026. Odile details: After Hours, pricing and the languages test. Rosie is a trademark of its owner; we are not affiliated with it. Check the current plans before choosing.